Improvement in bustiies



` To all whom 'it may concern me arpa.

' traina-.sima f DANIEL e. RoLLiN,

OF NEW'YORK, N. Y;

Letters Patent N 94,915, dated September 14, 1869.

i IMPROVEMENT IN BUSTLES.'

' The Schedule rel'erred to in these Letters Patent' and making-part ofthe sama.

Be it' known that I, DANIEL G.ROLLIN, of 'the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLadiesBustles and Skins; .and'Ido herebydeclare the following to bea-full, clear, andexact description of the same,

'reference being had to .the accompanying drawings,

making' a part of this spcicatiomin which- Figure 1` represents a sideelevation' of the bustle and skirt... l

'Figure Zrepresents a front `view thereof. Figure 3 represents themanner in which the bustle `is lprepared, and previous toits beingmoulded into shape. j f A Similar letters of reference, where they occurinthe separate figures, denote like `parts-of the structure in all ofthe drawings.

My invention consists chiefly inthe construction ot" a bustle which'isto be attached to, or worn with underskirts, either skeleton, or fullcloth, in such a manner as to be easily adjustable, increasing ordiminishing the fulness abovethe rear ot the skirt, and

regulating the style to suit thetaste' of the wearer'. v

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my'inventiomI willvproceed to describe the same with reference to the drawings.

The' bustle A iscoust-ructcd of what is known as Y hoop-skirt wire, a,one piece' of which, a', forms the top, and may be connected in anysuitable manner with tht-)waistband B of the skirt G. A number'jofpieces of the wired@ are prepared and secured to the waistband-wire a',by means of suitable fastenings, and at `proper distances, leaving laspaceof about one inch,

more or less, between each` fastening. y 4

In order to give thebus'tle the most desirable shape,

y and to secure the greatest strength and durability, the

wires da, that are attached to the band-wire a', are bentat the pointthat is 4to be fastened to said bandwire, so as to form an angle ofabout ninety degrees,

the bent portions being tirmly secured tothe bandwirevhilst the ti'eeparts of each ofthe bent wires 'crossthe free parts of the similar wiresextending in a contrarydirection, thusfforming diamond-shaped l spaceslr.

. When the wires, soplaced, are shaped over a bustlemould of the desiredform, and properly secured, they present, in their combination, theappearance ot' an arch `of net-work, with no ends of wire along either'the upper or lower edges, all the epds being gathered -toget-her at theextremities of the bustle in front,

where they are joined laterally at, or in a nearly perpendicular line,and are secured bymeans of metallic clasps, or other suitablewell-knownfastenings.V

The wiresa a are also'rmly fastened to each other' l .at every pointwhere they cross each other, by means of clasps, c, or cords, or theirequivalents, and thus forni an elast-ic net-work of very light material,and of great strength and durability'. The bustle thus prepared is readyto be attached tothe skirt, -or it may be finished iu a suitable mannerto be worn as a separate article of dress.

The front of the skirt G is provided with the usual tabs or braces D D,in which the ends ofthe upper wires of the skirt may terminate, 'as willbe'bereat'ter eigplained.

l Outside of each of these tabs or braces D D there' is a vertical bandof webbing,` E, fastened to the tabs, and their upper ends secured tothe waistband.

The bustle is fastened to, the waistband B of the skirt in the rear ofthe hips, (as at d,) so that the bando-wirey of the bustle fallsa littlebelow the waistband. The ends of thebustle are inserted between thewebbings E and tabs D D, and are attached to the tabs by movable' oradjustable fasteniugs, e e, of

any suitable number, so that they may be raised or lowered at pleasure.The bustle isthusanade adjust- 'ablefand may be rendered more .or lessprominent behind, to suit the taste and 'convenience of the wearer.`

, The skirt, instead of being closed in" front, may be left open`throughout its entire length, the ends of the, wires on each side ofthe opening being disposed of in an upright binding or otherwise.Inl'this case,'ver` tical bands with eyelets` may. be set at properdistances from the open edges in front, so that the skirt may be lacedup, and thereby suited in size and'shapeto-the requirements of the styleor taste of -the user. yWhen the bustle -is fastened to the-tabsinfront, as 'shown in the drawings, the rearot the bustle will have moreprominence. lf it be 'fastened higher up infront, it will have lessprominence at the rear, but will always be rigdenough to preserve itsset position,- 4and at the same timebe light and elastic.

Having `thus fully described my invention, What I claim therein as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-` 1. A bustle, composed of:hoop-skirt wires, united 'I

